Veiled Female News Anchor May Signal Waning of Secular Egypt Egypt State TV, Fatma Nabil reads out the headlines wearing a headscarf on the noon news bulletin on state television in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 3, 2012. TEXT SIZE Edward Yeranian September 03, 2012 CAIRO — A long-standing ban against veiled […]
Ahmadis and Pakistan I tend to agree with Bashy Quraishy’s thoughts. Despite such severe atrocities and death meted out to Pakistani Ahmadi Muslims, they still love their country, if they adopt a foreign land they still go back to visit their homeland and are exceptionally loyal to the nation which […]
Fijian embassy opens in Capital Aisha Tariq / 3 September 2012 The Republic of Fiji officially opened its first diplomatic mission in the UAE yesterday in the presence of Fijian Prime Minister Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama and the UAE Minister of State Reem Ibrahim Al Hashmi. The embassy will be Fiji’s […]
Executive authority for army Maciu Malo Saturday, September 01, 2012 A HINDU priest wants the President of Fiji to be selected by the Military Council. Moti Chand Maharaj said the involvement of the military in the government could provide solutions to stopping the coup culture in Fiji. The Ba resident […]
In the center of the alleged Civil War Among Muslims in Russia is said to be the push for the “Creation of an Islamic State -the Caliphate.” It is believed to be based on Wahhabism. This is the declared mission of the Khilafa Movement (Read Khalifa Magazine found on-line). The Khilafa […]
BBC facing investigation for Muslim sitcom ‘disrespectful’ to Islam email story to a friend print version Published: 31 August, 2012, 14:48 Edited: 31 August, 2012, 19:24 BBC sitcom Citizen Khan accused of being disrespectful to Muslims and Islam to face investigation (Image from http://www.bbc.co.uk) TAGS: Movies, Religion, Scandal, UK, Mass media,Media, Culture UK broadcaster BBC is facing an […]
Posted on August 31, 2012 President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Russian Hajj Mission on its 10th anniversary, and said that Islam has become integral to Russia’s religious, cultural and social fabric.“Traditions […]
Islamic cleric in Norway convicted of Web threats AP / August 29, 2012 OSLO, Norway (AP) — An Iraqi-born Islamist cleric has been given a one-year prison sentence for making death threats against Norwegian politicians, influencing witnesses and inciting terror. The Oslo District Court convicted Najmaddin Faraj Ahmad, also known as Mullah […]
Abu Dhabi MISSION exposes potential for investment in Fiji Share on facebookShare on bloggerShare on bloggyShare on emailMore Sharing Services1 FIJI’S expanding diplomatic ties is already generating a flurry of activity in terms of investment and trade.Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will open Fiji’s newest embassy in Abu Dhabi later this week and […]
Click here to watch this video. Quite amazing in which Terek takes a swing at Qaid-e-Azam.
What Women’s Equality Day has to do with Islam ISLAM AUGUST 28, 2012 BY: DINA MALKI Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation members participated in last week’s celebration of Women’s Equality Day at Dallas […]
Muslims in Pakistan, show compassion and justice By Feisal Abdul Rauf, Special to CNN updated 1:42 PM EDT, Sun August 26, 2012 Pakistanis gather in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 22 outside the closed house of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. STORY HIGHLIGHTS A young Christian girl in Pakistan was accused of burning […]
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Malik Siraj Akbar Editor in Chief, ‘The Baloch Hal’; Author; Contributing Writer Who Benefits From Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Christianity , Islam , Pakistan , Pakistan Blasphemy Law , Rimsha Masih , Blasphemy Laws , World News Last weekend’s arrest and imprisonment of Rimsha Masih, an 11-year old Christian girl, by Pakistani authorities in the nation’s capital, Islamabad, on charges of blasphemy, is deeply alarming. The girl, whose […]
Source: Huffington Post By Imam Mohamed Magid President, Islamic Society of North America As an imam and as the president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), I know all too well the many challenges that American Muslims experience on a daily basis. We struggle for inclusion, for acceptance, […]
Yemeni women say equal rights are compatible with Islam Inroads to equality hindered by accusations that feminists are acting ‘un-Islamic’ While many nations in the Middle East were reborn the […]
Eight Islamic Sects Meet in Saudi, But Can They Make Amends? Leaders of Islamic countries pose during the official photo taking session of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Mecca August 14, 2012. Leaders of Muslim countries are expected to suspend Syria’s membership of the OIC at a […]
Rarotonga almost too small for Hillary Clinton MICHAEL FIELD Last updated 05:00 19/08/2012 http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D10%23cb%3Df1d6de1d6%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.stuff.co.nz%252Ff178026a0c%26domain%3Dwww.stuff.co.nz%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7505288%2FRarotonga-almost-too-small-for-Hillary-Clinton&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=s%3DshowShareBarUI%3Ap%3Dfacebook-like&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=90 3 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1345016233.html#_=1345356594856&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7505288%2FRarotonga-almost-too-small-for-Hillary-Clinton&size=m&text=Rarotonga%20almost%20too%20small%20for%20Hillary%20Clinton&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7505288%2FRarotonga-almost-too-small-for-Hillary-Clinton https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&size=medium&callback=gig-googlePlusOne-toolbox-gigya-reaction3&annotation=none&width=&hl=en&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7505288%2FRarotonga-almost-too-small-for-Hillary-Clinton&count=true&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DI5V0PLgEMWQ.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!YLz4zcRjznaA2Lb5GQ%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTOZFeBWoUW9R3WD-JeCrvEkHSfOUQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Conload&id=I0_1345356591395&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz Share South Pacific Object crash-lands in FijiGreenhouse gases fuel disastersNovember date for Sanford appeal decisionTongan ‘eruption’ a wild boar chaseKiwis held hostage in West PapuaNurse sets high targetAntarctica rescue flight lands in NZMedical […]
Spate of attacks near Ramadan trouble U.S. Muslims By Yasmin Amer and Moni Basu, CNN updated 6:30 PM EDT, Sat August 18, 2012 The ruins of a mosque in Joplin, Missouri, smolder after a fire on August 6. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Attacks on Islamic centers spiked across America during the holy month of Ramadan […]
Egypt President To Visit Iran, A First In Decades by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS text size A A A CAIRO August 18, 2012, 05:18 pm ET CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit in Iran later this month, a presidential official said on Saturday, the first such trip for an Egyptian leader […]